All Dorothy Yu had were her pants, jacket, socks and shoes. That wasn’t nearly enough gear to compete in a fencing tournament. Among other things, she was missing a sword and mask. Read more...
Photo: Dorothy Yu, a first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, is a newcomer to the difficult sport of fencing, but has enjoyed her time with the UCLA Fencing Club. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
In hosting the Gold Medal Invitational, UCLA Quidditch players invited teams not only to their own turf, but to their own homes as well. Fourth-year neuroscience student Brennan Ross, president of UCLA Quidditch, said that in order to minimize visiting teams’ expenses, the L.A. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Quidditch team played host at the Gold Medal Invitational over the weekend, with 15 teams and about 300 competitors participating. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
If you’re looking for Brian Pritchard, don’t ask for him by name. Simply navigate your way to the northwest corner of the John Wooden Center and look for Waldo. Read more...
Photo: Brian Pritchard, better known as “Waldo,” is the Outdoor Adventures program manager for UCLA. He works with various UCLA Athletics teams to improve team bonding and chemistry.
A rowdy crowd alternated chants of “U-C-L-A Fight Fight Fight” and “U-S-C.” UCLA’s Yell Crew led several eight-claps. Cheerleaders did backflips. Many fans in the crowd were dressed in tuxedos for the black-tie optional event, This was not any UCLA-USC rivalry match. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Sean Myers (left) defeated Nicola Bulajic of the University of Michigan on Friday, earning UCLA club boxing its only win of the night.
Just a year and half after fourth-year chemical engineering student Victoria Leon and third-year chemical engineering student Matthew Yoshino founded the UCLA club golf team, they found themselves at Barefoot Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, playing in the National Collegiate Club Golf Association National Championship. Read more...
Seeing a group of women walking down Bruin Walk in dresses isn’t necessarily a rare occurrence. Watching that same group arrive at the Intramural Field in dresses ready to play rugby, however, probably is. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s rugby team donned “flamboyant” prom dresses and cleats for its annual Prom Dress Rugby event at the Intramural Field.
For UCLA graduate film student Farzad Nikbakht Sangari and the UCLA Quidditch team, nothing goes according to script. It seems fitting, then, that Sangari’s upcoming UCLA Quidditch documentary, “Mudbloods,” was neither planned nor imagined beforehand, but just fell into place and evolved naturally. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Quidditch founder Tom Marks has worked with Farzad Nikbakht Sangari to develop the upcoming documentary “Mudbloods.”
